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As a special gift you will set aside the sacred portion, along with the property of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/48.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This entire area—including the sacred lands and the city—is a square that measures 8 1 / 3 miles on each side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The whole portion that you shall set apart shall be 25,000 cubits square, that is, the holy portion together with the property of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to set apart the holy portion, along with the city property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />All the oblation <i>shall be</i> five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The entire district <i>shall be</i> twenty-five thousand <i>cubits</i> by twenty-five thousand <i>cubits,</i> foursquare. You shall set apart the holy district with the property of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The whole allotment <i>shall be</i> twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand <i>cubits;</i> you shall set apart the holy allotment, a square, with the property of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The whole allotment shall be 25,000 by 25,000 cubits; you shall set apart the holy allotment, a square, with the property of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The whole allotment <i>shall be</i> 25,000 by 25,000 <i>cubits;</i> you shall set apart the holy allotment, a square, with the property of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The whole contribution <i>shall be</i> 25,000 by 25,000 <i>cubits</i>; you shall contribute the holy contribution, a square, with the city’s possession <i>of land</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The whole allotment <i>shall be</i> 25,000 by 25,000 <i>cubits;</i> you shall set apart the holy allotment, a square, with the property of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The entire donation will be 8 1 /3 miles by 8 1 /3 miles; you are to set apart the holy donation along with the city property as a square area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The entire donation will be 8 1/3 miles by 8 1/3 miles; you are to set apart the holy donation along with the city property as a square area.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation four-square, with the possession of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And so the center of this special section of land will be for my sacred land, as well as for the city and its property. The land will be a square, twelve and a half kilometers on each side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The whole area will be 43,750 feet square. You must give this land as a special gift to the LORD along with the city property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And so the total area in the center of the section which was set apart will be a square measuring 10 miles on each side, and it will include the area occupied by the city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The entire Terumah is to be 25,000 units by 25,000 units—you are to reserve it as a holy Terumah in the form of a square within the city limits."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to set apart the holy portion, along with the city property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The whole allotment will be eight and a quarter miles square, you must set apart the holy allotment with the possession of the city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All the offering shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand: you shall offer the holy offering foursquare, with the possession of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All the offering shall be a square of twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand. You shall offer it as a holy offering, with the possession of the city. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />All the raised-offering [is] twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand square—you lift up the raised-offering of the holy [portion] with the possession of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> All the heave-offering is five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand, square do ye lift up the heave-offering of the holy portion with the possession of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All the oblation five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: four square ye shall lift up the oblation of holiness for a possession of the city.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All the firstfruits, of five and twenty thousand, by five and twenty thousand foursquare, shall be set apart for the firstfruits of the sanctuary, and for the possession of the city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All the first-fruits, of the twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand square, shall be separated as the first-fruits of the sanctuary and as the possession of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The entire sacred tract measures twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand cubits; as a square you shall set apart the sacred tract together with the city property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The whole portion that you shall set apart shall be twenty-five thousand cubits square, that is, the holy portion together with the property of the city.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The whole portion which is set aside shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand; you shall separate the holy portion from the possession of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The whole division is twenty and five thousand by twenty and five thousand, and set the division of Holiness apart from the inheritance of the city<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />All the offering shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand; ye shall set apart the holy offering foursquare, with the possession of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The whole offering <i>shall be</i> a square of twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand: ye shall separate <i>again part</i> of it, the first-fruits of the sanctuary, from the possession of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=14863" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/48.htm">The Portion for the Priests</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>The workers of the city who cultivate it will come from all the tribes of Israel. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">The entire</a> <a href="/hebrew/8641.htm" title="8641: hat·tə·rū·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Contribution, offering (for sacred uses). Or trumah; from ruwm; a present, especially in sacrifice or as tribute.">portion</a> <a href="/hebrew/7243.htm" title="7243: rə·ḇî·‘îṯ (Number-ofs) -- Fourth. Or rbiiy; from raba'; fourth; also a fourth.">will be a square,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·miš·šāh (Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">25,000 cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: wə·‘eś·rîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ba·ḥă·miš·šāh (Prep-b, Art:: Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">by 25,000 cubits.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: wə·‘eś·rîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ā·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: tā·rî·mū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">You are to set apart</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qō·ḏeš (Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/8641.htm" title="8641: tə·rū·maṯ (N-fsc) -- Contribution, offering (for sacred uses). Or trumah; from ruwm; a present, especially in sacrifice or as tribute.">portion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">along with</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/272.htm" title="272: ’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ (N-fsc) -- A possession. Feminine passive participle from 'achaz; something seized, i.e. A possession.">property.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a></span><br />The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-13</a></span><br />The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a></span><br />And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-2.htm">Revelation 22:2</a></span><br />down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4-8</a></span><br />And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel: / From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000, / from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Revelation 14:1</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-4.htm">Revelation 14:4</a></span><br />These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Revelation 15:4</a></span><br />Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-24.htm">Revelation 21:24</a></span><br />By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Revelation 22:14</a></span><br />Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-18.htm">Isaiah 60:18</a></span><br />No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-19.htm">Isaiah 60:19</a></span><br />No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-21.htm">Isaiah 60:21</a></span><br />Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: you shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.</p><p class="hdg">four-square.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/12-17.htm">Hebrews 12:17</a></b></br> For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a></b></br> And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Allotment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-19.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-12.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-16.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Foursquare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Heave-Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-9.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-18.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-18.htm">Property</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-16.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Size</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Special</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Twenty-Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/47-22.htm">Allotment</a> <a href="/hosea/4-14.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/daniel/6-3.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Five</a> <a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Foursquare</a> <a href="/hosea/2-12.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Heave-Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Property</a> <a href="/hosea/3-4.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Side</a> <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Size</a> <a href="/daniel/5-14.htm">Special</a> <a href="/matthew/26-69.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/daniel/2-9.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Twenty-Five</a> <a href="/daniel/2-35.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">The portions of the twelve tribes;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">of the sanctuary;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">of the city and suburbs;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">and of the prince.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-23.htm">The portions of the twelve tribes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">The dimensions and gates of the city.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/48.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/48.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The entire portion will be a square</b><br>This phrase indicates a precise and intentional design, reflecting God's order and perfection. The square shape is significant in biblical symbolism, often representing completeness and stability. In the context of Ezekiel's vision, it suggests a divinely ordained plan for the land distribution among the tribes of Israel. The square shape also mirrors the design of the New Jerusalem described in <a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a>, emphasizing the theme of divine symmetry and perfection.<p><b>25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits</b><br>The measurement of 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits is substantial, indicating a large area set apart for a specific purpose. A cubit is traditionally understood as the length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters. This measurement underscores the grandeur and significance of the portion, highlighting its importance in the restored land of Israel. The repetition of the number 25,000 may symbolize completeness and divine order, as numbers often carry symbolic meaning in biblical texts.<p><b>You are to set apart the holy portion</b><br>The command to set apart a holy portion underscores the theme of holiness and separation for God's purposes. This portion is designated for sacred use, likely for the temple and the priests, emphasizing the centrality of worship and the presence of God among His people. The concept of holiness is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, calling for the people and the land to be consecrated to the Lord. This reflects the broader biblical narrative of God's desire for a holy people and a holy place.<p><b>along with the city property</b><br>The inclusion of city property alongside the holy portion suggests a harmonious relationship between the sacred and the civic. This integration reflects the vision of a society where worship and daily life are interconnected, with the presence of God influencing all aspects of community life. The city property likely refers to the area designated for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, indicating a restored and thriving community centered around the worship of God. This vision aligns with prophetic themes of restoration and renewal found throughout the Old Testament, pointing to a future hope for God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile who received visions from God, including the detailed vision of the new division of the land of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_holy_portion.htm">The Holy Portion</a></b><br>A designated area set apart for the Lord, including the sanctuary and the property of the city, symbolizing God's presence and holiness among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City</a></b><br>Refers to the city of Jerusalem, which is central to the vision of restoration and the future hope for Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_israel.htm">The Land of Israel</a></b><br>The promised land, which is being divided among the tribes of Israel in this vision, representing God's faithfulness to His covenant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the temple is a significant part of the holy portion, representing worship and the dwelling place of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The setting apart of a holy portion emphasizes the importance of holiness and separation for God’s purposes. Believers are called to live lives that are distinct and dedicated to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God’s Faithfulness</a></b><br>The detailed division of the land among the tribes of Israel is a testament to God’s faithfulness to His promises. We can trust that God will fulfill His promises to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_centrality_of_worship.htm">The Centrality of Worship</a></b><br>The inclusion of the temple within the holy portion highlights the centrality of worship in the life of God’s people. Worship should be at the heart of our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_order.htm">Community and Order</a></b><br>The organized division of land reflects God’s desire for order and community among His people. We are called to live in harmony and unity within the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/future_hope.htm">Future Hope</a></b><br>This vision points to a future hope and restoration for God’s people. As Christians, we look forward to the ultimate fulfillment of God’s promises in the new heaven and new earth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_ezekiel_41_1-5_measurements_match_any_temple.htm">How do the specific measurements in Ezekiel 41 (particularly verses 1-5) align with any known historical or archaeological temple structure?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_48_with_other_boundaries.htm">How do we reconcile the detailed land allotments in Ezekiel 48 with other biblical passages that describe differing boundaries for these tribes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_i_show_mercy.htm">Why is Dan excluded from Revelation's 144,000 list?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_ezekiel_48's_tribes.htm">What archaeological evidence supports the precise tribal divisions described in Ezekiel 48, or is there any at all?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">All the oblation</span>, the whole terumah, must in this verse include the three portions already marked out for the priests, the Levites, and the city. Added together, they should form a square <span class="cmt_word">of five and twenty thousand</span> reeds. Hence it is added in the second clause, <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall offer the holy oblation four square, with the possession of the city.</span> Hitzig, Kliefoth, and Keil translate, "To a fourth part shall ye lift off the holy terumah for a possession of the city," as if the sense were that the area of the city possession should be a fourth part of the area of the whole tern-mall. That 5000 of breadth is a fourth part of 20,000 of breadth may be admitted; but that the city portion was not in area a fourth of the other two, a little arithmetic will show - the area of the whole terumah being 25,000 × 25,000 reeds = 625,000,000 square reeds, and that of the city possession being 5000 × 25,000 reeds = 125,000,000 square reeds. Hence the Authorized and Revised Versions are probably correct in taking <span class="hebrew">רְבִיעִית</span>, "a fourth part (see <a href="/exodus/29-40.htm">Exodus 29:40</a>), as equivalent to <span class="hebrew">רָבוּעַ</span> (<a href="/ezekiel/43-16.htm">Ezekiel 43:16</a>), <span class="greek">τετράγωνον</span> (LXX.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The entire</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">portion</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתְּרוּמָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tə·rū·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8641.htm">Strong's 8641: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contribution, offering (for sacred uses)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[will be] a square,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְבִיעִ֗ית</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḇî·‘îṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - ordinal feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7243.htm">Strong's 7243: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fourth, a fourth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">25,000 [cubits]</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·miš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by 25,000 [cubits].</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥă·miš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You are to set apart</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּרִ֙ימוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(tā·rî·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the holy</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">portion,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּרוּמַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(tə·rū·maṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8641.htm">Strong's 8641: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contribution, offering (for sacred uses)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along with</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the city</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">property.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֻזַּ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_272.htm">Strong's 272: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something seized, a possession</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Ezekiel 48:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Ezekiel 48:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Ezekiel 48:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Ezekiel 48:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Ezekiel 48:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Ezekiel 48:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Ezekiel 48:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Ezekiel 48:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Ezekiel 48:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Ezekiel 48:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 48:20 All the offering shall be twenty-five thousand (Ezek. 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